Figure 10.
Regenerative peri-implant therapy for implant area #22. (a,b) Pre-operative clinical and radiographic presentation. BoP, SUP, PD > 5 mm. (c) Defect configuration after the elevation of the full-thickness flap. (d) Decontamination with rotating titanium brushes, saline, and chlorhexidine rinse, and 2 min of tetracycline hydrochloride soluble powder applied to the implant surface. Bone grafting application and flap closure around existing locator abutment (LOCATOR Astra Tech EV Overdenture Abutment © Dentsply Sirona); (e,f) 12 months post-operative clinical and radiographic outcomes. To be noted is the partial fill of the intra-bony defect with a residual supra-crestal fixture.